Living in Fishkill
Where the first U.S. post office in New York State opened.
The Town of Fishkill wraps around the City of Beacon in southwestern Dutchess and holds the Village of Fishkill, where Route 52 is Main Street along Fishkill Creek. Trinity Church on Hopewell Avenue dates to 1760 and served as a hospital in the Revolution, and the Van Wyck Homestead Museum is the last piece left of the Fishkill Supply Depot.
Living here
Neighborhoods and housing
Beyond the village, the town takes in Brinckerhoff, Merritt Park and Wiccopee, and riverfront areas at Fishkill Landing and Dutchess Junction. After a fire in 1876, many of the village's wooden buildings were rebuilt in brick.
Il Figlio Enoteca, Sotano Food & Wine, Fishkill Prime, Dutchess Biercafe and the Red Line Diner are all in town.
Stony Kill Farm Environmental Education Center is a state-owned working farm of more than 1,000 acres on Route 9D. The town climbs from the Hudson to about 1,600 feet at South Beacon Mountain in Hudson Highlands State Park, and Dutchess Stadium, home of the Hudson Valley Renegades, and Mount Gulian are here too.
The nearest Metro-North station is Beacon, on the Hudson Line, which was first named Fishkill Landing. Weekday morning trains reach Grand Central in 73 to 92 minutes on the October 2026 timetable. From the village, I-84 is 1 mile south, Newburgh is 7 miles west across the river, Poughkeepsie is 12 miles north on US 9 and New York City is about 70 miles away.
Most of the Town of Fishkill is in the Wappingers or Beacon districts, and a small part is in Haldane.
District lines follow addresses, not town names. Check a specific address with the district before relying on it.
How far is Fishkill from New York City?
About 70 miles by road from the village, by the Taconic State Parkway or the Thruway. By train, Beacon station reaches Grand Central in 73 to 92 minutes on weekday mornings.
Is the Village of Fishkill different from the Town of Fishkill?
Yes. The village is a small incorporated center on Route 52. The town around it also includes Brinckerhoff, Merritt Park and its riverfront.
Does Michael Dunstan sell homes in Fishkill?
Yes. Fishkill is one of the Dutchess County areas he works in, from RE/MAX Town & Country in Hopewell Junction. Call (914) 489-9325 or send a question with the form below.
tax.ny.gov/pit/property/star/max-savings/school-district/sd13.htm
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Photo: Main Street (NY 52) in the village of Fishkill with church steeple in view, Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
